Pork Parmesan

Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 pound boneless pork loin
  • ¼ cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 2 eggs
  • 2/3 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1/3 cup Italian style bread crumbs
  • 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • Olive or vegetable oil
  • 6 tablespoons marinara sauce
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • Cooked spaghetti and fresh basil for serving, if desired
  1. Preheat oven to 400F.
  2. Cut the pork loin into 6 slices, about ¾ inch each.
  3. Use a mallet to pound the pork loin slices one at a time until they’re about 3/8 inch thick; set aside.
  4. In a shallow bowl, combine the flour, salt, garlic powder and pepper.
  5. Coat each of the pork slices in the flour mixture and set aside.
  6. Whisk the eggs in a shallow bowl and in another bowl, stir together the panko, bread crumbs and parmesan cheese.
  7. One at a time, dredge the flour-coated pork in the eggs then coat in the bread crumb mixture.
  8. Heat about ½ inch of oil in a pan to about 350 degrees.
  9. Fry 2 pork slices at a time for 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden brown and place the cooked pork in a large baking pan.  Repeat until all the pork has been fried.  NOTE:  The pork will not be fully cooked at this point.
  10. Top each piece with 1 ½ tablespoons marinara sauce and ¼ cup shredded cheese.
  11. Bake 10 minutes or until the thickest piece is 145F in the center.
Served with cooked spaghetti and fresh basil, if desired.